Linda Andrews is a Faroese

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

 singer who won the second season of the Danish version

X Factor (Denmark)

X Factor is the Danish version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom and is created by talent show judge and record and TV producer Simon Cowell.-Series summary: "Under 25 boys" or "Under 25s" category "Under 25 girls" category...

 of The X Factor

The X Factor (TV series)

The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...

, and became the first Faroese winner of it.

Early life

She was born and raised in Torshavn. She has a nine-year-old daughter, Celeste, with whom she lives in Valby. It was Celeste who got her mother to join the X Factor, and she eventually auditioned in Copenhagen. Linda had recently divorced her husband of seven years, and she wanted to prove to her daughter that she could easily stand on her own two feet. She comes from a large family in the Faroe Islands and has 4 older siblings. Prior to her rise to fame on X Factor, Andrews made her solo album debut in 2008 with Revelation, a gospel album, and prior to that, she released stray recordings such as "Hot Santa," a Christmas-themed novelty single from 2006.

The X Factor

Throughout the series, she was mentored by Lina Rafn

Lina Rafn

Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...

 of Infernal

Infernal (band)

Infernal is dance/pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From...

. In the final, she sang "So What

So What (Pink song)

"So What" is a song written by American pop rock singer Pink, Max Martin and Shellback. It was released as the first single from Pink's fifth studio album, Funhouse. Pink performed "So What" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, on September 7, 2008, and the song was used to promote the 2008 MTV...

" by Pink

Pink (singer)

Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

 and a new song written by Søren Rasted of Aqua

Aqua (band)

Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single "Barbie Girl". The group formed in 1989 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two...

 and Hej Matematik

Hej Matematik

Hej Matematik is a Danish pop band, consisting of the Aqua-member Søren Rasted and his nephew Nicolaj Rasted.Hej Matematik has done well on the Danish charts and their debut album is being marketed as "an intelligent pop record" which is most likely a reference to the songs' equivocal lyrics and...

.

Post X Factor

After winning the X Factor, she was offered a major-label recording contract with Sony Music. Andrews made her major-label debut with "Det Bedste Til Sidst" written by Søren Rasted of the Danish pop band Aqua

Aqua (band)

Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single "Barbie Girl". The group formed in 1989 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two...

. The song was released in April 2009, just after Andrews had debuted the song on the season finale of X Factor (along with "So What" by P!nk). A couple months after releasing "Det Bedste Til Sidst," Andrews made her full-length album debut with Into the Light (2009), primarily of English-language. It peaked at number two on the Danish albums chart and had two singles "Into the Light" and "Mirror Mirror".

Singles

• 2006: "Hot Santa"
• 2006: "Divalicious"
• 2009: "Det bedste til sidst"
• 2009: "Into the Light"
• 2009: "Mirror Mirror"
• 2009: '"Tænder et lys (Til du kommer hjem)"